New Hampshire, U.S. state in northeastern United States.
New Hampshire extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Connecticut River, featuring the White Mountains range and numerous lakes throughout its territory.
The ninth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1788, New Hampshire established its first settlement in Portsmouth during 1623 as a British colony.
The Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth exhibits 300 years of architectural history through 32 historical buildings from the colonial period to World War II.
New Hampshire maintains tax advantages for residents and businesses, with no general sales tax or personal income tax on wages and salaries.
Mount Washington Observatory records extreme weather conditions, holding the record for the highest surface wind speed measured in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Location: United States
Inception: June 21, 1788
Capital city: Concord
Elevation above the sea: 305 m
Part of: contiguous United States, New England
Shares border with: Massachusetts, Vermont, Quebec, Maine
Website: https://nh.gov
GPS coordinates: 44.00000,-71.50000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 19:44
New Hampshire reveals a land where the White Mountains have shaped the skyline for millennia. Between northern coniferous forests and southeastern Atlantic coasts, this New England state features waterfalls cascading over granite, glacial passes carved 15,000 years ago, and industrial villages embedded in red stone. Archaeological sites, lighthouses guiding ships on Piscataqua, and estates where early 20th-century artists shaped American identity await discovery. Trails wind through gorges, along lakes reflecting peaks, and through forests where remnants of old foundries remain. Autumn light illuminates maple trees, winter turns ravines into ice amphitheaters, and spring causes waterfalls to roar. From Mount Monadnock to the Shoals Islands, New Hampshire offers a varied geography where each hill, waterfall, and stone bears witness to a deeply rooted natural and human story within the landscape of New England.
Old Man of the Mountain
23.1 km
Mount Washington
34 km
Mount Monadnock
135.9 km
Mount Washington Hotel
29 km
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
71.1 km
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
119.7 km
USS Albacore
118 km
America's Stonehenge
131 km
Juniper Hill Farm-Maxwell Evarts House
91.5 km
Haskell Free Library and Opera House
121.6 km
Canobie Lake Park
135.9 km
The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel
98.1 km
Castle in the Clouds
33.5 km
Mount Chocorua
18.9 km
Portsmouth Naval Prison
120.1 km
Mount Lafayette
21.3 km
Funspot
43 km
Mount Moosilauke
26.7 km
Orgonon
126.1 km
Flume Gorge
17.6 km
Franconia Notch
24.2 km
Bath Covered Bridge
41.7 km
Bread and Puppet Theater
93.4 km
Mount Washington Auto Road
36.6 km
Seacoast Region
127.6 km
Mount Major
56.8 km
Robert Frost Farm
126.7 km
Mount Kearsarge
74.4 kmReviews
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